Category Archives: Sports

Jays hit three homers and Berrios has career-high 13 strikeouts in 12-3 rout of Twins
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays hit three home runs and starter Jose Berrios had a career-high 13 strikeouts in a 12-3 rout of the Minnesota Twins on Saturday afternoon at Rogers Centre. Vladimir Guer...
Jun 04, 2022

Canada men's soccer training session scrapped amid compensation talks
VANCOUVER - A planned training session for Canada's men's soccer team was scrapped Friday amid ongoing discussions about player compensation. Advanced teams set up equipment at the Vancouver Whitecaps...
Jun 04, 2022

King: French Open should have more women's night matches
PARIS (AP) - Tennis Hall of Famer and equal rights advocate Billie Jean King thinks the French Open should have scheduled more women's matches for the Grand Slam tournament's high-attention night sess...
Jun 04, 2022

Steinauer, Dinwiddie both agree that final cutdown is difficult part of their jobs
TORONTO - For Orlondo Steinauer, it's the least-favourite part of his job as the Hamilton Tiger-Cats' head coach/vice-president of football operations. All nine CFL teams had until 10 p.m. ET on Satur...
Jun 04, 2022

Larry Hillman, youngest player to have his name on Stanley Cup, dead at 85
TORONTO - Larry Hillman, who was part of six Stanley Cup-winning teams over a lengthy and well-travelled pro hockey career, has died at age 85. The Toronto Maple Leafs, where Hillman spent eight seaso...
Jun 04, 2022

Shakira and soccer star Gerard Piqué confirm split
MADRID (AP) - Colombian pop star Shakira and her partner, Spanish soccer player Gerard Piqu, are splitting up, the pair said Saturday. "We regret to confirm that we are separating," the two said in a ...
Jun 04, 2022

Swiatek beats Gauff 6-1, 6-3 for 2nd French Open title
PARIS (AP) - Top-ranked Iga Swiatek beat 18-year-old American Coco Gauff 6-1, 6-3 in the French Open women's final Saturday to collect her second title at Roland Garros and stretch her winning streak ...
Jun 04, 2022

France's Benzema drops appeal over sex tape conviction
PARIS (AP) - France and Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema has dropped his appeal against a conviction for complicity in blackmail in a sex-tape case that rocked French soccer, French media reported Sa...
Jun 04, 2022

Stampeders stomp past Elks 37-7 in pre-season test
EDMONTON - Dedrick Mills had two touchdown strikes as the Calgary Stampeders improved to 2-0 in CFL pre-season play Friday with a convincing 37-7 victory over the Edmonton Elks. The Elks dropped to 1-...
Jun 03, 2022

Rangers beat Lightning 3-2, take 2-0 series lead
NEW YORK (AP) - Mika Zibanejad scored in the third period, Igor Shesterkin stopped 29 shots and the New York Rangers beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 on Friday night to take a 2-0 series lead in the E...
Jun 03, 2022